Watch technique '1:13 mins. We show you how to make the perfect poached egg. Poach eggs in a wide, shallow pan filled with simmering water. Using the handle of a slotted spoon, swirl the simmering water to create a whirlpool or vortex (this will help the eggs to hold their shape). Crack the eggs, one or two at a time, directly into the centre of the whirlpool.
Best Answer: Same reason as elephant tusks: Rhino horn is extremely valuable, for two main markets. It's sold to Asian countries, especially China, Taiwan, and South Korea, for use in traditional medicines. And it's sold to Middle Eastern countries such as Yemen and Oman, where it's used to make ornately carved handles for ceremonial daggers.
Part of the reason according to WWF is rising demand in Asia, where the horn is used in traditional Chinese medicine, but Mongabay points out an undoubted contributing factor. Rhino horn is now worth more than gold:A kilogram of rhino horn now goes for $60,000 on the black market, whereas that much gold is currently worth a bit over $40,600. That's $1610 an ounce for the rhino horn. Rhino Poaching Serious Problem in Africa & South Asia. Back in July, WWF reported that from 2000-2005 about three rhinos were killed per month in Africa as a whole, with that figure rising to 12 per month in Zimbabwe and South Africa.